Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 I am trying to get my hep C family member to look into supplements with a certified nutritionist/pharmicist. He suggested I try 5htp to sleep (I have graves disease) which increases the heart rate. It works like a charm. Nothing else did for 10 years. 5htp also help the body produce seratonin. I liked this better than antidepressents which blocked my serotonin production and created it's own. He also suggested using 5htp when you go off antidepressents help start producing your own seratonin. The adrenogen (adrenal support) has helped my immune system heal. I feel much better, my nervous system is better, and I do not catch everything that comes along. Caffiene and aspartane are really hard on the liver. You can research it on mercola.com. I really love his web site. Deb > CAFFEINE: Two separate reports showed a link between coffee consumption and a reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes. ..... caffeine is known to influence the way the body processes sugar. > > ANTIOXIDANTS: .... benefits of antioxidants - compounds that can soak up free radicals in the body that promote aging, damage tissues and trigger cancerous growths. Blueberries, cranberries and raspberries are among the best known sources ... but the list got a lot longer this year when the (USDA) released its most comprehensive study yet of teh antioxidant content of commond foods. Among the new entrants: red beans, kidney beans, pecans, walnuts, ground cloves and cinnamon. > > BLUEBERRIES: Pterostilbene ... this compound, found in abundance in blueberries, could be the foundation of a natural remedy to reduce cholesterol. ... targets a specific lipid-triggering receptor ... > > ............Alley > htp://texasscribbler.home.comcast.net > http://www.geocities.com/dfwhcv > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Alley Milk thistle has been proven to help with liver repair and helps to keep toxins away, it is VERY important to liver health, not something that taxes your liver! The studies they did were done at the Oregon Health Science University and they found it to be very good for the liver. You can also google Dr. Murray and he has some actualy results on Milk Thistle and the best form is one that is siliphos bound. Just wanted to put my 2 cents in.. jax --- " Shshonee (Alley) " wrote: > I tried milk thistle, but didn't feel they were > doing any good for me. My liver enzymes have been > normal for many years, so maybe it's a moot point > for me. I don't like to add anything to my diet that > isn't necessary. Milk thistle is something else my > liver has to deal with and unless I KNOW there is a > definite benefit, I'm not gonna tax my liver with > it. I try to stick to things I think will help the > most. Some swear by milk thistle, I gave it a month > and just didn't feel anything was happening, so > dumped it. I get more out of my vitamins and > minerals and a good nights rest . > > I'm very wary of herbals, esp since taking kava kava > and nearly having a heat attack. The quality and > purity of them is always suspect, so it's a crap > shoot as to what ELSE you are taking with the > supplement. > > What a " time " ly question LOL. I just finished > reading stuff about supplements in TIME magazine. > I'll type some of the pertinent info in for yall. > I'm quoting, but the typos are all mine and I'm only > putting in minimal info. Refer to the mag for > complete info. > > In TIME magazine Dec 6 article " Year In Medicine " it > says: > > FISH OIL: ... .... there are limits to how much fish > oil you should eat. The FDA recommends no more than > 3 g of the fatty acids a day, and only 2 g should > come from supplements. The problem is that the same > contaminatnts that pollute fish - PCBs, dioxin and > mercury, among them - can show up in fish oils too. > One study of British cod-liver-oil capsules found > that they contained flame retardant. > > HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS: Most consumers asume that > dietary supplements marketed as " all natural " are > safe. How far that is from being true was > underscored this year by the Consumers Union, > publisher of " Consumer Reports " , which issued a > " dirty dozen " list of supplements that have been > linked to CANCER, KIDNEY or LIVER damage and HEART > problems and some of which have been banned in > Europe and Asia. What to avoid: aristolochic acid, > comfrey, stenedione, chaparral, germander, kava, > bitter orange, organ or gland extracts, lobelia, > pennyroyal oil, scullcap and yohimbe. In addition, > the FDA says, consumers should steer clear of > supplements called Actra-Rx and Ylishen, which > contain prescription-strength levels of sildenafil, > the active ingredient in Viagra. It can lower blood > pressure to dangerous levels. > > VITAMIN E: ... a review of 19 clinical trials > involving more than 135,000 participants concluded > that taking high doses of the vitamin (400 IU or > more) may actually increase overall mortality and > should be avoided. > > ZINC: s Hopkins scientists working with > colleagues in Bangladesh found that adding zinc to > traditional antibiotic treatment helped children > ages 2 to 23 months recover more quickly (by a day > or so) from severe pneumonia. In Iran, doctors added > zinc to the widely prescribed methylphenidate > (Ritalin) therapy for children with attention > deficit/hyperactivity disorder and foudn that after > six weeks, the kids on zinc experienced fewer > distractions and had less difficulty concentrating. > In that instance, the zinc supplements may be > regulating the brain chemical dopamine, which > controls feelings of pleasure and reward. > > ECHINACEA: In a 14-day study, the popular herb > echinacea had no effect on cold symptoms > > CAFFEINE: Two separate reports showed a link between > coffee consumption and a reduced risk of Type 2 > diabetes. ..... caffeine is known to influence the > way the body processes sugar. > > ANTIOXIDANTS: .... benefits of antioxidants - > compounds that can soak up free radicals in the body > that promote aging, damage tissues and trigger > cancerous growths. Blueberries, cranberries and > raspberries are among the best known sources ... but > the list got a lot longer this year when the (USDA) > released its most comprehensive study yet of teh > antioxidant content of commond foods. Among the new > entrants: red beans, kidney beans, pecans, walnuts, > ground cloves and cinnamon. > > BLUEBERRIES: Pterostilbene ... this compound, found > in abundance in blueberries, could be the foundation > of a natural remedy to reduce cholesterol. ... > targets a specific lipid-triggering receptor ... > > ............Alley > htp://texasscribbler.home.comcast.net > http://www.geocities.com/dfwhcv > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ===== Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 5htp is tryptophan (what's in turkey and milk) It helps you to sleep and produce serotonin. It was being used widely until prozac hit the market in 1990. I used it in the 80's and loved it. You can get it at a health food store. I personally use people's pharmacy (in Austin texas) because I work with a pharmacist who is a nutritionist. (he is very inexpensive) He knows drugs and nutrition. He tells me the facts and has info to support it. It has helped me tremendously over the years when I listen. At times I get tired of supplements and slack off. My immune system goes crazy and I get sick again. Synthroid is thyroid replacement. ( I have graves disease) I feel that hep C drugs radiation, etc are like antibiotics only much stronger. When you take antibiotics, it kills the bad bacteria but also the good bacteria in your body(intestines) and that's why we take acidolphilus to replace it. If we take nutritional supplements, we may be replacing all the good fighting stuff that the drugs hit. Let's face it, we do not eat as well or rest as well as people did 30 years ago. American life if hectic and hard on the immune system and body. I want to put back anything I can. Stress is out there. If anyone is interested in the number of the pharmacist/nutritionist, email me. His cost is $60.00 for an hour. You can also go to Mercola.com and do searches on milk thistle/silymarin, vit. c, adrenal support, etc. I agree, I think the Europeans are on to something. The drug companies here have a lot to lose if pain killers and anti- depressents are replaced by a less expensive supplement. You can do a search on medline also. Deb .. He suggested I try 5htp > to > > sleep (I have graves disease) which increases the heart rate. It > > works like a charm. Nothing else did for 10 years. 5htp also help > > the body produce seratonin. I liked this better than > antidepressents > > which blocked my serotonin production and created it's own. > > He also suggested using 5htp when you go off antidepressents help > > start producing your own seratonin. > > The adrenogen (adrenal support) has helped my immune system heal. I > > feel much better, my nervous system is better, and I do not catch > > everything that comes along. Caffiene and aspartane are really > hard > > on the liver. You can research it on mercola.com. I really love > his > > web site. > > Deb > > > > > > > > > > > CAFFEINE: Two separate reports showed a link between coffee > > consumption and a reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes. ..... caffeine > is > > known to influence the way the body processes sugar. > > > > > > ANTIOXIDANTS: .... benefits of antioxidants - compounds that can > > soak up free radicals in the body that promote aging, damage > tissues > > and trigger cancerous growths. Blueberries, cranberries and > > raspberries are among the best known sources ... but the list got a > > lot longer this year when the (USDA) released its most > comprehensive > > study yet of teh antioxidant content of commond foods. Among the > new > > entrants: red beans, kidney beans, pecans, walnuts, ground cloves > and > > cinnamon. > > > > > > BLUEBERRIES: Pterostilbene ... this compound, found in abundance > in > > blueberries, could be the foundation of a natural remedy to reduce > > cholesterol. ... targets a specific lipid-triggering receptor ... > > > > > > ............Alley > > > htp://texasscribbler.home.comcast.net > > > http://www.geocities.com/dfwhcv > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Thanks Deb another one on my list then for when the going gets tough. I'm not on treatment yet so I'll save it for when I most need it, that and anything else to boost my immune system...any suggestions? Sue > > 5htp is tryptophan (what's in turkey and milk) It helps you to sleep > and produce serotonin. It was being used widely until prozac hit the > market in 1990. > I used it in the 80's and loved it. You can get it at a health food > store. I personally use people's pharmacy (in Austin texas) because > I work with a pharmacist who is a nutritionist. (he is very > inexpensive) He knows drugs and nutrition. He tells me the facts and > has info to support it. It has helped me tremendously over the years > when I listen. At times I get tired of supplements and slack off. > My immune system goes crazy and I get sick again. > Synthroid is thyroid replacement. ( I have graves disease) > I feel that hep C drugs radiation, etc are like antibiotics only much > stronger. > When you take antibiotics, it kills the bad bacteria but also the > good bacteria in your body(intestines) and that's why we take > acidolphilus to replace it. > If we take nutritional supplements, we may be replacing all the good > fighting stuff that the drugs hit. Let's face it, we do not eat as > well or rest as well as people did 30 years ago. American life if > hectic and hard on the immune system and body. I want to put back > anything I can. Stress is out there. > If anyone is interested in the number of the pharmacist/nutritionist, > email me. His cost is $60.00 for an hour. You can also go to > Mercola.com and do searches on milk thistle/silymarin, vit. c, > adrenal support, etc. > I agree, I think the Europeans are on to something. The drug > companies here have a lot to lose if pain killers and anti- > depressents are replaced by a less expensive supplement. > You can do a search on medline also. > Deb > > > > > . He suggested I try 5htp > > to > > > sleep (I have graves disease) which increases the heart rate. > It > > > works like a charm. Nothing else did for 10 years. 5htp also > help > > > the body produce seratonin. I liked this better than > > antidepressents > > > which blocked my serotonin production and created it's own. > > > He also suggested using 5htp when you go off antidepressents help > > > start producing your own seratonin. > > > The adrenogen (adrenal support) has helped my immune system heal. > I > > > feel much better, my nervous system is better, and I do not catch > > > everything that comes along. Caffiene and aspartane are really > > hard > > > on the liver. You can research it on mercola.com. I really love > > his > > > web site. > > > Deb > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > CAFFEINE: Two separate reports showed a link between coffee > > > consumption and a reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes. ..... caffeine > > is > > > known to influence the way the body processes sugar. > > > > > > > > ANTIOXIDANTS: .... benefits of antioxidants - compounds that > can > > > soak up free radicals in the body that promote aging, damage > > tissues > > > and trigger cancerous growths. Blueberries, cranberries and > > > raspberries are among the best known sources ... but the list got > a > > > lot longer this year when the (USDA) released its most > > comprehensive > > > study yet of teh antioxidant content of commond foods. Among the > > new > > > entrants: red beans, kidney beans, pecans, walnuts, ground cloves > > and > > > cinnamon. > > > > > > > > BLUEBERRIES: Pterostilbene ... this compound, found in > abundance > > in > > > blueberries, could be the foundation of a natural remedy to > reduce > > > cholesterol. ... targets a specific lipid-triggering receptor ... > > > > > > > > ............Alley > > > > htp://texasscribbler.home.comcast.net > > > > http://www.geocities.com/dfwhcv > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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